I know its there...

Such as in finding the colours to paint your day...

I',m back in my birdsnest...creating something I haven't found yet but knowing  it's there.

...wishing you a colourful weekend xoxo.

It was on a Monday..

                                      

It was on a Monday that a miracle happened on the Hilltop...and it felt like that after a long time we could breathe again.... our hearts lifted...like we had past through a veil of mist and now entered a new world..because with every child that is born the world begins again.

....Sorrow is hushed into peace in my heart like the evening among the silent trees...

Two beautiful swans brought to us a bundle of Joy and Hope..a little girl...then took of..leaving it in our care...

(When you followed my blog you know that they were actually her brothers...)

They will be remembered in the sparkle of sunlight on water.

and in the smile of their sister..

MARLY

please go visit my daughters blog-HERE- and tell her that she is the most courageous woman of the entire universe..

..The princess has arrived in her kingdom...Big sis Elynn was waiting..and this is her choice of music....to celebrate...dance little sister dance..

On the Hilltop..

Making long walks over the Hilltop...and meet fierce less creatures....the fox is hunting...Owls swoop screeching at dusk..I'm home..

                                  ...wonder if we will get to see some snow this year..?

I just said something...

It is said that in a certain faraway land the cold is so intense that words freeze as soon as they are uttered, and after some time thaw and become audible, so that words spoken in winter go unheard until the next summer.

                                   So...I just said something...but you have to wait..

Don't hold back..always say what your heart tells you to.. Let it go....

Somewhere..everywhere..

My dear readers and friends...I'm closing the window...my window to the world...Going on a break...
Much needed. When I get back my view will be autumnal...and life on the Hilltop will go on..

You will be missed...take care. Stay warm,stay happy..and be strong...
Somewhere..anywhere..nowhere or wherever ...I'm taking you with me in my heart..

See you end of Sept....xoxo

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Not one...not two...but THREE....!!!!!

For once I am going to do something completely different...I am going to share a very special and personal blog..one written by my daughter..A blog you simply HAVE to read and follow because..she is expecting..TRIPLETS...yes..isn't this a miracle..!!! Three little hearts are beating...Say a little prayer for them and  my daughter...may they all be well...Leave a little comment ..a happy thought. A laugh. A word of comfort or something funny on my daughters blog...and keep following us on this amazing journey.. Wishing you a happy Sunday...

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Lovely playlist today....its only the beginning of the adventure..

Did you ever open a door for a Bumblebee....?

There is a Bumblebee nest in our tool-shed..

 

The Bumblebees are living there quiet and comfortably..

There's only one little problem..

When we close the door they can't get in...

And so..when we see them buzzing in front of the shed..we know what to do..

You can hear us calling to one another...

Honey...can you please open the door for the Bumblebees...

and they thank us.....very humbly..

 

 

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And the world begins again....

Wind up the music box to go with this post....

 

To grow you need a sheltered place.....where you are safe.....

And where you can get to know...your own reflection

Where you will be protected....

To discover your world...

We are very proud to announce.... The arrival of a new fairy...
 

Just a few hours old....and already very curious. Welcome little FEM...

I think, at a child's birth, if a (grand)mother could ask a fairy godmother to endow it with the most useful gift, that gift should be curiosity.

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Paint...

I'm painting...a million miles away behind my door....

A New Nest..

“Far from the city's dust and heat,
I get but sounds and odors sweet.
Who can wonder I love to stay,
Week after week, here hidden away
In this sly nook that I love the best -- This little brown house like a ground-bird's nest?”

  Ella Wheeler Wilcox



Dear reader and friend...I will not be able to blog for a while because I'm redecorating my birds nest..When its finished I hope it will look somewhat like the picture above...Its time for a change..

See you all soon...Stay warm and stay happy...Take good care of your birds nest...whether its made out of clay..stone...or wood..feather it with love. The world is our home...

xoxo   T.D

Voila....

There it is.... a tree hiding in the lights....but I do believe there's something else hiding inthere too......on the Hilltop we have to be alert ..and watch out for the Christmas Gnome..


In the right light, at the right time, everything is extraordinary. ~Aaron Rose

Smackerel ...

Hilltop Hall is very famous for his candlelight diners...we are so happy for these long winter evenings to come so we can dine and sit for ours at our table..

“When having a smackerel of something with a friend, don't eat so much that you get stuck in the doorway trying to get out.”
Winnie the Pooh



Art-Inga Moore.

Glimmering lights..

November..now is the time of early dusk..glimmering lights and mysterieus nights..Story goes..there's something spooky wandering the Hilltop grounds..tell me do you believe in ghosts..?

The Will-o'-the-Wisp is out on the marsh,
And all alone he goes;
There's not a sight of his glimmering light
From break of day to close;
But all night long, from dusk till dawn,
He drifts where the night wind blows.

Annie Campbell Huestis



Art-Arthur Hughes.

Until we meet again..

Like I was telling my dear Hilltop friends yesterday...its time for a break...
Time for a little time out...



Time to say goodbye to my kitchen for a while...no cooking for about ten days...:))



I;ve been reading about this wonderful place I'm going to visit..and can't wait to get there..



Meanwhile...would you take care of my humble home...please visit as often as you like..There's lots and lots of food in the fridge..make yourself a hot cocoa..and put on some music...There are more then a hundred songs for you on the playlist..Enjoy!
I leave you now...with warm wishes for a wonderful time to come...Let your imagination run wilde..
I will be back from my adventure in about 12 days with new stories to tell......until we meet again...XXX

P.S..the key is under the mat...I believe the gatekeeper is fast asleep...



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Home..

There ought to be a way to combine "autumn" and "morning" into one word, the combination of the two is special enough to be its own entity..

The days on The Hilltop grow short...the dawn's misty and cold...but inside the house..there's warmth....A shelter from the first frost..come in dearest..and warm yourself by the fire..you are home..






Art-/1John-atkinson-grimshaw-Autumn-/2-Eastman Johnson.

On a day like this..

There are days...and today is such a day at the Hilltop...there are days when you wake up and the world looks just perfect..Now..upsy daisy...Im going to plant some violets...




Art-Jill Barklem.

Mushy Moss..

Today you can find me on the mushy moss...Its going to be a glorious weekend..Summer prepared a wonderful goodbye...we are all a bit mushy now summer is fading..so..lets enjoy every minute of it untill we welcome Autumn..



The little ones found the first mushrooms ...they are very early this year....



Reason for the gnome's and dwarfs to have a meeting...Its going to be harvest time soon...



"Corn and grain, corn and grain,
All that falls shall rise again."
- Wiccan Harvest Chant

Just right..

Every now and then,
when the world sits just right,
a gentle breath of heaven
fills my soul with delight...

~Hazelmarie ‘Mattie’ Elliott, A Breath of Heaven

Summer is fading at the Hilltop..and it wont be long now that my Little granddaughter wil be celebrating her first birthday..a day when the world sits just right..and we will step in to a new season..


Art-Elizabeth Nourse.

August Midnight..

A shaded lamp and a waving blind,
And the beat of a clock from a distant floor:
On this scene enter--winged, horned, and spined -
A longlegs, a moth, and a dumbledore;
While 'mid my page there idly stands
A sleepy fly, that rubs its hands . . .

Thus meet we five, in this still place,
At this point of time, at this point in space.
- My guests parade my new-penned ink,
Or bang at the lamp-glass, whirl, and sink.
"God's humblest, they!" I muse. Yet why?
They know Earth-secrets that know not I.

An August Midnight by Thomas Hardy

Entering my birds-nest....pale moonlight trough my window..shadows of Hilltop trees bending..waving in the dark..a distant call of an owl..I'm home..I pick up my pen ..there are stories waiting to be told..drawings to be drawn..



The Dutchess continuous...


Art-1-William Henry Hunt-2-Penelope P. Neal.

To know WHERE.......

Woke up in the middle of the night....strange sounds in the garden...
I tiptoed through the Daisy meadow to see what was going on...

The little ones came to greet me...and they asked me this question..

-Do you know...?
-Know what..!
-Where we are going..?
-O dear....are you all going away..but you promised not to go until Fall..well..the weather was very cold lately..
-No no....we are going on a very special trip..and we would like you to come with us...



-A trip..how marvelous..but I do need to KNOW WHERE exactly..and will my cell phone work overthere..and when will we be back..there's so much to do on the Hilltop..and..
-Yes ,yes...and so on..and so on..See, we knew we had to drag you out of that birds nest of yours..Its time for something completely different my dear..Know what..?
-What....?
-We are going to swoop you of..and when you're there you'll know exactly where you are..
-But ..but ..I don't want to travel and not knowing where..
-That's part of the fun dearest...now close youre eyes...and count to three...were of to Nowhere..



Follow the fairies dear reader and friend..because that's where the action is..I will be away for a short while..painting a lot of green before it will turn into gold..
Until we meet again..stay warm and stay happy..T.D.

On the playlist music tracks to fly by..enjoy..